Bill Text: NY S06252 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to allowing residents of the state of New York the right to form and maintain political parties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-01 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S06252 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S06252-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6252 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JORDAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT proposing an amendment to article 2 of the constitution, in relation to residents of the state of New York's rights to form and maintain political parties The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article 2 of the 2 constitution be amended by adding a new section 10 to read as follows: 3 § 10. The people of New York shall have a right to form, maintain and 4 join a political party. The term "political party" shall mean any poli- 5 tical organization, which at any of the last three preceding elections 6 for governor, polled at least fifty thousand votes for its candidate for 7 governor. Any candidate for election to public office may receive the 8 nomination of any political party. A candidate for election to public 9 office nominated by a political party may also receive a nomination of 10 any other political party. The name of a candidate for election to 11 public office shall appear on the ballot as many times as there are 12 parties or independent bodies nominating him or her, and there shall be 13 a separate voting and registering device at each location in which such 14 name shall appear. A candidate for public office nominated by more than 15 one political party shall be deemed to have received all votes cast 16 under such candidate's name under all the political parties or independ- 17 ent bodies nominating him or her. 18 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment 19 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 20 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 21 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 22 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10869-01-1